A Promise

I wish I could send you away

In the grandest finale

Like a burning comet through space

In the same instant

Never release your hand

How to let you go

With a promise to never forget

The little things grow larger

And consume the corners of my heart

My chest burns with a fire

So I am praying for the rain

How to let you go

With a promise to never forget

One small second of relief

Feels unbearably guilty

So overwhelmed with questions

Unable to unclench my fists

Not ready to end the fight

How to let you go

With a promise to never forget

Let me lay my head against you

Just for one more never-ending day

Soaking in the sound of your breath

I see the soul that lives inside you

Outgrows this earthly body

How to let you go

With a promise to never forget

The universe sends signs for a moment

A shooting star, a double rainbow

I choke among realization

What even is brave

When in some sense, you go away

How to let you go

With a promise to never forget

Unbreakably intertwined

No matter the lifetime

A treasured bond outlives this

A part of me goes with you

And I keep a piece with me

I must learn to let you go

But I promise to never forget